Mayor Bill De Blasio New York City

The Political Agitatorresponse: Mayor Bill de Blasio has sent a strong message across the nation that one should stand for right. I support his actions.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani urged Mayor Bill de Blasio to apologize to the New York Police Department for “[creating] the impression” that he sided with protesters over law enforcement during recent protests over the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police officers.

In an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Giuliani condemned police for turning their backs on de Blasio during the funeral for Rafael Ramos, one of two NYPD officers who were shot deadin their squad car by an assailant who had posted on social media about targeting police. (Source: Read more)

The rift between New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and the NYPD took to the skies today. A small plane flew around the city bearing a banner that read “DE BLASIO, OUR BACKS HAVE TURNED TO YOU.”

The sign referenced a silent act of defiance exhibited by some police officers that turned away from the Mayor when he appeared at a press conference at Woodhull Hospital last weekend. De Blasio was speaking about the killings of officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu by Ismaaiyl Brinsley, a tragedy that police unions have blamed on the mayor and his support for New Yorkers who have been protesting over the killing of Eric Garner and the non-indictment of the officer who choked him to death. (Source: Read more)